First pick
Monora Park
Park or garden
18 ha3.2 km of path
45 minto walk all 3.2 km of path
5.0 km south-westfrom the centre
Causeway
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.03.7%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Mono · parks, protected land & trails
Walk from Mono: 7 mapped routes
56 areas within 10 km are protected for nature. One unnamed beach is mapped within 5 km. Of the country within 10 km, 3.7% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%.
Protected land
3.7%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
56
within 10 km, 14 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest national park
56 km
Rouge National Urban Park
Nearest provincial park
At the edge
Hockley Valley Provincial Park
Walking routes
7
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
1
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What sets Mono apart outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
Walking routes7 named routes within 2 kmA provincial park at the edgeHockley Valley Provincial Park reaches the town
Mono’s best card is its choice of walking routes, with a provincial park at its edge close behind.
Against other towns
How Mono compares with other Canadian towns
Each figure against the 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ (not city hubs or reserves), with the town marked and the typical one’s line. This page carries no grade, because Canada’s grading doesn’t cover the outdoors; the comparisons are the point.
Protected within 10 km3.7%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town6.4%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas14Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes7Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches1Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Among 40 towns its size, Mono ranks 15th for protected land within 10 km
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (9,901 to 10,185 residents), by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected. Hover for each one’s figures; click for its page.
Protected within 10 km
Mono3.7%
Towns its size1.5%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Mono14
Towns its size3
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Mono7
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Mono does best for public protected areas: 7 of the other 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shawnigan BC | 22% | 6.4% | 66 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury QC | 21% | 24% | 17 | 14 | 0 |
| 3 | Kitimat BC | 20% | 6.6% | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Hatchet Lake NS | 14% | 36% | 53 | 4 | 23 |
| 5 | Lac-des-Fées QC | 14% | 33% | 32 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Du Parc QC | 14% | 32% | 38 | 5 | 5 |
| 7 | Amherst NS | 8.7% | 0.2% | 49 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Leeds and the Thousand Islands ON | 5.8% | 8.6% | 44 | 1 | 10 |
| 9 | M-Section (bramalea) ON | 5.4% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Portland Estates NS | 4.5% | 0% | 19 | 4 | 18 |
| 11 | Argyle North SK | 4.5% | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | The Valleys of Thornhill ON | 3.8% | 12% | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Mount Pleasant North ON | 3.8% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Acadia AB | 3.8% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 15 | Mono ON | 3.7% | 6.4% | 56 | 7 | 1 |
| 16 | Van Kirk ON | 3.2% | 0% | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Laurentian Hills ON | 1.8% | 0% | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Saint-Félicien QC | 1.6% | 0.5% | 11 | 0 | 7 |
| 19 | Blind Bay BC | 1.6% | 1.5% | 15 | 0 | 8 |
| 20 | Bridle Path-Sunnybrook-York Mills ON | 1.5% | 3.9% | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Ladysmith BC | 1.4% | 0% | 16 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Vincent ON | 1.3% | 3.1% | 14 | 4 | 7 |
| 23 | Lac-Saint-Charles QC | 1% | 1.6% | 21 | 1 | 4 |
| 24 | Hinton AB | 0.9% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Caledonia-Fairbank ON | 0.9% | 0% | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Beckwith ON | 0.8% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Malahide ON | 0.5% | 0% | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| 28 | Stanley MB | 0.5% | 0.8% | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 29 | Maple Leaf ON | 0.5% | 0% | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Temiskaming Shores ON | 0.4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 31 | Runnymede-Bloor West Village ON | 0.3% | 0% | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 32 | Penbrooke Meadows AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Pineridge AB | 0.3% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Springbank Hill AB | 0.3% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | River Valley Oleskiw AB | 0.3% | 0% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | Mitchell ON | 0.2% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Wheatland County AB | 0.2% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Bridgewater NS | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Palmerston ON | 0% | 0.2% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Taber AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
Mono on the map: green space, protected land and paths
The town’s parks, woods, protected land and paths, with its named places numbered.
Green: OpenStreetMap parks, gardens, playing fields and woods. Hatched: CPCAD protected areas.© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); CPCAD (OGL-Canada)
Places to walk
Walk in Mono: 10 named parks and woods
The biggest is Monora Park, 18 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
10 named parks and woods, 32 ha in all
Parks & gardens 32 ha
The bulk, 68%, is Monora Park and Lions Park.
Lions Park
Park or garden · 390 m outside town
3.8 ha0.6 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
8.3 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Dragonfly Park
Park or garden · 200 m outside town
2.0 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
5.7 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Mother Teresa Park
Park or garden · 230 m outside town
1.9 ha0.3 km of path
6.1 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Victoria Park
Park or garden · 200 m outside town
2.3 ha
7.8 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Madill Meadows
Park or garden
1.7 ha0.3 km of path
5.6 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
PH 9-10 Park
Park or garden · 170 m outside town
0.7 ha0.1 km of path
5.3 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Country Meadows Park
Park or garden · 260 m outside town
0.5 ha
15 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 10 named parks and green spaces
Monora ParkPark or garden · 18 ha · 3.2 km of path
DirectionsLions ParkPark or garden · 3.8 ha · 0.6 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsDragonfly ParkPark or garden · 2.0 ha · 0.7 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsMother Teresa ParkPark or garden · 1.9 ha · 0.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsVictoria ParkPark or garden · 2.3 ha · just outside town
DirectionsMadill MeadowsPark or garden · 1.7 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsPH 9-10 ParkPark or garden · 0.7 ha · 0.1 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsCountry Meadows ParkPark or garden · 0.5 ha · just outside town
DirectionsOff Leash Dog ParkPark or garden · 0.7 ha · just outside town
DirectionsJohn W. Nichols Community ParkPark or garden · 0.2 ha · just outside town
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap parks, gardens, commons and woods with a name, in the town or within 400 m, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Sizes are the mapped outline’s.
Close to home
About 3 in 10 of Mono’s residents are a short walk from a park
Residents of each 2021 dissemination area, at a point inside it, within 400 m (about a 5-minute walk) of a park or playing field mapped on OpenStreetMap.
Within 400 m (27%)Further (73%)
Mono27%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
The usual figure for a Canadian town is 83%, above this. Around 7,300 residents are further than 400 m from a park.
Protected areas
3.7% of the land around Mono is protected
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Mono6.4%
Within 10 km3.7%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
On public land: 14 of the 56. The others are private conservation land. The largest named one is Mono Cliffs Provincial Park, at 732 ha. Another 31 are privately owned conservation land; they count in the figures but aren’t named, as private land isn’t a place to visit.
Mono Cliffs Provincial ParkProvincial park · 732 ha · reaches Mono
Hockley Valley Provincial ParkProvincial park · 422 ha · reaches Mono
Hockley TractNature reserve · 21 ha · reaches Mono
K & Q (Humber Heights)Protected area · 7.7 ha · reaches Mono
LaingProtected area · 5.4 ha · reaches Mono
Levitt TractNature reserve · 4.4 ha · reaches Mono
Boyne Valley Provincial ParkProvincial park · 431 ha · 0.6 km from the edge of town
Amaranth North and South TractsNature reserve · 22 ha · 2.7 km from the edge of town
RusselProtected area · 11 ha · 5.6 km from the edge of town
Source: Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD) 2.9.0, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
National & provincial parks
Rouge National Urban Park, 56 km off
National parks (Parks Canada) and provincial or territorial parks by direction and distance from the town’s edge: every one within 10 km, and the nearest of each within 100 km.
National parkProvincial park
Provincial park
Mono Cliffs Provincial Park
At the edge7.3 km²since 1985
Provincial park
Hockley Valley Provincial Park
At the edge4.2 km²since 1989
Provincial park
Boyne Valley Provincial Park
0.6 km north-west4.3 km²since 1985
National urban park
Rouge National Urban Park
56 km east46 km²since 2015
There are 3 provincial parks within 10 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Mono has 203 km of footpaths in and around it
OpenStreetMap footpaths, paths, bridleways and steps, and tracks open on foot, in the town and 1 km around it; woods as mapped (landuse=forest, natural=wood).
Footpaths
203 km
in and around the town (366.2 km²)
Woodland
34%
about 123.6 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
MonoTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.6
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
MonoTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland34%
0%50%100%
It is more wooded than 76% of Canadian towns. 65% of Canadian towns have more footpath per km².
Source: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Mapping varies by place: a dense figure can mean keen local mappers as much as many paths.
Walking routes
Where to walk from Mono
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
RegionalLocalOther waymarked
Bruce Trail - Caledon Hills section72.4 km
Bruce Trail - Dufferin Hi-Land section55.3 km
Bruce Trail - Dufferin Hi-Land section side trails24.1 km
Bruce Trail - Caledon Hills section side trails21.4 km
My Trail Orangeville8.9 km
Hockley Heights Side Trail6.9 km
Shelly's Loop - Mono Trails1.8 km
The Bruce Trail - Caledon Hills section is the big one locally: 72.4 km.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Mono is best on foot in May, July and September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Egbert, 37 km away). Good months: long days, highs of 15–30 °C, light rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°C) | -3 | -2 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 0 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 55 | 45 | 48 | 62 | 74 | 83 | 78 | 83 | 72 | 65 | 72 | 58 |
Snowfall averages 174 cm a year. Rain and snow peak in June (83 mm) and ease in February (45 mm). Daytime highs run from -3 °C in January up to 26 °C in July. The climate in Mono →
Beaches
One unnamed beach near Mono
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
This page can’t show water quality: no open, Canada-wide record of beach testing exists. Check local advisories first.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Mono has 17 viewpoints and 1 waterfalls nearby
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
17Viewpoints4Hills and peaks1Waterfalls4Nature reserves11Picnic sites47Playgrounds1Dog parks4Campsites
There are 47 playgrounds, more than of anything else.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 17
Dave's Pinnaclein town
DirectionsLookout Pointin town
DirectionsSally's Pinnaclein town
DirectionsGazebo1.6 km from town
DirectionsPlus 13 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 4
Mill Hillin town
DirectionsNottawa Hillin town
DirectionsSheldon Hillin town
DirectionsGulley Hill1.0 km from town
DirectionsWaterfalls 1
Plus 1 waterfall without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 4
Hockley Valley Provincial Parkin town
DirectionsMono Cliffs Provincial Parkin town
DirectionsMono Tract Forestin town
DirectionsGlen Haffy Conservation Area0.9 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 11
Plus 11 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 47
Plus 47 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Off Leash Dog Park0.3 km from town
DirectionsCampsites 4
Goodyear Memorial Scout Campin town
DirectionsPrimrose Parkin town
DirectionsPlus 2 campsites without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Mono
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
OrangevilleAmaranthShelburneEast GarafraxaMono
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mono | 3.7% | 56 | 7 | 1 |
| Orangeville 6.9 km | 4.2% | 38 | 1 | 1 |
| Amaranth 12 km | 2.3% | 27 | 1 | 1 |
| Shelburne 17 km | 2.6% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| East Garafraxa 18 km | 1.1% | 16 | 4 | 0 |
Mono holds its own on protected land: no neighbour has twice its share.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Private land. Land owned by individuals, companies or conservation groups counts toward the figures but is never named: a person’s land isn’t a place to visit.
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- Protected land. Protected here means in CPCAD, Canada’s official list: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and other conserved land, measured within 10 km of the town’s edge.
- Walking routes. Only named route relations count; a park’s own path network may not show unless it is mapped as a route.
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
Questions about the outdoors in Mono
What walking routes are near Mono?
The Bruce Trail - Caledon Hills section, Bruce Trail - Dufferin Hi-Land section and Bruce Trail - Dufferin Hi-Land section side trails, among the routes mapped within 2 km.
Where can you swim near Mono?
There is an unnamed beach within 5 km.
What is the nearest national park to Mono?
Rouge National Urban Park, 56 km from the edge of town.
Is there protected land near Mono?
Yes: 3.7% of the land within 10 km is protected.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Mono?
Mono Cliffs Provincial Park, a provincial park of 732 ha.
What is the best season to get outdoors in Mono?
May, July and September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
How far is the nearest provincial park from Mono?
Hockley Valley Provincial Park, which reaches the edge of town.
Sources
The sources behind Mono’s outdoors figures
Protected areas: Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD) 2.9.0, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 2026: every area within 10 km and the nearest national and provincial parks, measured outline to outline.
Walking routes and beaches: OpenStreetMap, November 2026: named hiking, foot and walking route relations within 2 km and beaches within 5 km.
Towns: Statistics Canada 2021 Census boundaries and populations; the comparison is the Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+, not city hubs or reserves.
When to go: Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020, from the nearest station that publishes them.
Green space, paths, woods, things to do: OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik’s Canada extract), November 2026: parks, gardens, playing fields, woods, footpaths, the coastline and things to do in and around each town.
Residents: Statistics Canada 2021 Census dissemination areas (population, boundaries), each at a point inside it.
Walking routes and beaches © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).
Not on this page: trailheads and trail grades, and beach water quality. No open Canadian dataset gives these for every town yet.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).